Weight bias among students and employees in university settings: an exploratory study by Léonie Sohier, Claudia Mc Brearty, Stéphanie LeBlanc, Dominic J. Chartrand, Audrey St-Laurent, Schohraya Spahis, Léonel Philibert, Inès Auclair Mangliar, Marie-Pierre Gagnon-Girouard, Clara Lakritz, Sylvain Iceta

“…Despite extensive documentation of the adverse consequences on students’ daily functioning and psychological health, there is limited literature regarding factors associated with weight bias and its extent in Quebec universities. …”
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Strain-specific interspecies interactions between co-isolated pairs of Staphylococcus aureus and Helcococcus kunzii from chronic wounds by Riham Daher, Benjamin A.R.N. Durand, Madjid Morsli, Cassandra Pouget, Jean-Philippe Lavigne, Catherine Dunyach-Remy

“…Abstract Background Bacterial infection is major contributor in the delay of wound healing and persistence of non-healing wounds. Bacteria, functioning within complex multicellular communities, facilitate the survival of certain microorganisms in diverse environments. …”
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Developmental trajectories of balance performance in preschoolers: age and gender differences for 3–6 years old Chinese children by Ruiyuan Li, Jiefeng Zhu, Ruiqin Li, Xiaoting Wang, Taishan Tian, Bingjun Wan

“…Static steady-state, dynamic steady-state, proactive, and reactive balance performance were assessed using the one-leg stand test (OST), 10-meter walk test (10-MWT), functional reach test (FRT), and push and release test (PRT), respectively. …”
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Insomnia, pruritus, and constipation in hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study by Jing Zhu, Bifei Wang

“…Constipation was diagnosed according to the Rome IV criteria for functional gastrointestinal disorders. Additional clinical and laboratory parameters were collected for comprehensive analysis. …”
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Generative spatial artificial intelligence for sustainable smart cities: A pioneering large flow model for urban digital twin by Jeffrey Huang, Simon Elias Bibri, Paul Keel

“…It is specifically tailored for integration into UDT systems to enhance predictive analytics, adaptive learning, and complex data management functionalities. To validate its applicability and relevance, the Blue City Project in Lausanne City is examined as a case study, showcasing the ability of the LFM to effectively model and analyze urban flows—namely mobility, goods, energy, waste, materials, and biodiversity—critical to advancing environmental sustainability. …”
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Cellpose as a reliable method for single-cell segmentation of autofluorescence microscopy images by Jeremiah M. Riendeau, Amani A. Gillette, Emmanuel Contreras Guzman, Mario Costa Cruz, Aleksander Kralovec, Shirsa Udgata, Alexa Schmitz, Dustin A. Deming, Beth A. Cimini, Melissa C. Skala

“…Masks generated from ATM and manual segmentation also maintain similar means, variances, and effect sizes between treatments for the ORR and FLIM parameters. …”
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THE KARDIOKANON STUDY: A WAY TO SETTLE THE SUBJECT OF CLINICAL EQUIVALENCE OF GENERIC AND ORIGINAL DRUGS by S. Yu. Martsevich, N. P. Kutishenko, M. L. Ginzburg, G. V. Matyushin, V. V. Skibitskiy, L. A. Sokolova, A. V. Deev

“…Patients (n=120), aged 40–72 (58.7±7.7) years, 93 men and 27 women, with stable angina, functional class (FC) II (n=117, 97.5%) and III (n=3, 2.5%), were included in the multi-center open randomized study with parallel groups. …”
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Shaping viral immunotherapy towards cancer-targeted immunological cell death by Anastasia S. Isaeva, Anastasia S. Isaeva, Adriana D. Trujillo Yeriomenko, Esther Idota, Sofya I. Volodina, Natalia O. Porozova, Evgeny E. Bezsonov, Alexander S. Malogolovkin

“…However, the synergistic effects of these modifications may vary significantly depending on the cancer type.…”
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Study of the psychometric properties of the HLS-EU-12 questionnaire in rural Bangladesh. by Fakir M Amirul Islam

“…The analysis was focused on differential item functioning (DIF) across gender and age, targeting, multidimensionality, response dependency, and item categorization.…”
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METHODS FOR THE TRAINING OF FUTURE IT SPECIALISTS IN STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL ACTIVITIES IN BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS by Lavrentieva Olena, Krupskyi Oleksandr

“…The purpose of the article is to review and analyse the features of strategic and tactical activities in the functioning of IT specialists in a business organization, as well as the study of methodological foundations of the formation of tactical and strategic competence in future IT specialists, which will allow them to implement various measures of strategic planning and project work successfully. …”
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Emergency open drainage of massive hemoperitoneum and early stage left hepatectomy for abdominal compartment syndrome due to hepatocellular carcinoma rupture: a case report by Makoto Kurimoto, Kenya Yamanaka, Masaaki Hirata, Makoto Umeda, Tokuyuki Yamashita, Hikaru Aoki, Yusuke Hanabata, Akina Shinkura, Jun Tamura

“…Transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) effectively achieves hemostasis in patients with hemodynamic instability. …”
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Integrative analysis of efferocytosis- and invasion-related genes as potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets in breast cancer by Jing Yang, Rong Zhang, Lamei Sun, Cong Wang, Ming Feng, Bin Su, Lixin Jiang

“…In conclusion, the developed prognostic risk model effectively predicts survival outcomes in patients with breast cancer, with ANO6 and PLGRKT being pivotal in tumor progression. …”
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Animal and plant protein intake during infancy and childhood DNA methylation: a meta-analysis in the NutriPROGRAM consortium by Mohammed El Sharkawy, Janine F. Felix, Veit Grote, Trudy Voortman, Vincent W. V. Jaddoe, Berthold Koletzko, Leanne K. Küpers

“…We did not find enriched functional pathways at either time point using CpGs associated with animal and plant protein. …”
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Clarification and Prioritization of Omnichannel Marketing Antecedents: A Meta-Synthesis Approach by Hamid Reza Irani, Elham Ebrahimi, Babak Somi

“…ConclusionAccording to the study's findings, the implementation of omnichannel marketing relies on four key concepts, which are processes and functions, environment, customer interaction, as well as resources and capital. …”
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Phα1β interaction with the Kv11.1 potassium channel in HEK293 cells transfected with the human ERG channel by João B. Calixto, Adara Aurea dos Santos, Juliano Ferreira, Alessandra Hubner Souza, Célio José de Castro Junior, Marcus Vinicius Gomez

“…Conclusion: Our findings indicate that even at high concentrations, Phα1β does not impede the functionality of the hERG potassium channel nor affect cell viability.…”
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Postimplementation Evaluation in Assisted Living Facilities of an eHealth Medical Device Developed to Predict and Avoid Unplanned Hospitalizations: Pragmatic Trial by Jacques-Henri Veyron, François Deparis, Marie Noel Al Zayat, Joël Belmin, Charlotte Havreng-Théry

“…Nurse assistants (NAs) at the assisted living facilities used a smartphone app to complete a questionnaire on the functional status of the patients, comprising electronic patient-reported outcome measures (ePROMs); these were analyzed in real time by a previously designed machine learning algorithm. …”
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Immunophenotyping of Blood Cell Subpopulations from Experimental Animals Infected by Yersinia Pestis with Different Plasmid Composition by V. V. Voitkova, V. I. Dubrovina, K. M. Korytov, G. B. Mukhturgin, S. A. Vityazeva, S. V. Balakhonov

“…Plasmids pYV Yersinia strains exhibit phenotypic traits, the effect of which is aimed at the suppression of the phagocytic activity of the cells of the immune system. …”
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Synthesis of nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon nanospheres using urea-phenol-formaldehyde resin for efficient CO2 adsorption–desorption studies by Rasmeet Singh, Lizhuo Wang, Junhan Cheng, Haoyue Sun, Chunfei Wu, Jun Huang

“…This outstanding CO2 adsorption capacity can be attributed to the synergistic effects of ordered mesopore channels, abundant structural micropores, and nitrogen functionalities, facilitating efficient CO2 adsorption and desorption. …”
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Evaluation scale and behavioral model construction for intention to use postpartum exercise rehabilitation mobile application based on user experience by Zhiyuan Wang, Zheng Wang, Rong Deng, Meng Xia, Liming Huang

“…These findings highlight the importance of aligning functional benefits with users’ health objectives.…”
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The role of SH3RF2 in lung squamous cell carcinoma and M2 polarization: insights into LZTS2 ubiquitination by Jie Yang, Zhongfei Jia, Juan Li, Chao Jiang, Xin Zhao, Yuxiang Wang, Xiaoguo Ma, Xinjian Xu

“…Conclusions This study demonstrates the functionality of SH3RF2 in both potentiating tumor progression and inducing M2 macrophage polarization through coordinated regulation of LZTS2 degradation and β-catenin nuclear translocation. …”
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